Edson and District Homelessness Task Force

When we asked our community directly, 59.7 percent of respondents said they support transitional or supportive housing in Edson. Change happens when a community chooses each other. Thank you to everyone who has already said yes to a safer, more stable Edson.

A stable address makes it possible to keep a job, see a doctor, reconnect with family, and plan for tomorrow. That is why the Task Force treats housing as the starting point, not the last step. When someone has a foundation, everything else becomes possible.

After a feasibility study years in the making, plans are moving forward for 32 to 40 transitional and supportive housing units right here in Edson, with rent capped at 30 percent of income. This is what hope looks like when a community decides to build a solution instead of waiting for one. Follow our progress

In Edson and Yellowhead County, 308 people are currently living in housing instability, and 101 of them are one crisis away from losing their home entirely. These are our neighbours, coworkers, and friends. The Edson & District Homelessness Task Force works every day to make sure a single crisis doesn't become a permanent loss of home. Learn more about our work:

If we know prevention works, why is Canada’s homelessness strategy mostly reactive?

Through his Housing Outreach Project Collaboration (HOPC) program, research from Dr. Sean Kidd shows that early intervention and connected school & community supports are the key to stopping youth homelessness in its tracks.

Read the full article here: https://shorturl.at/i8Re0